Cognitivism
The view in ethics that moral judgements are propositions that have a truth value and can be known.
Non - Cognitivism
The view in ethics that moral judgements are propositions with no truth value, they say nothing true or false about the world and so can not be known
Emotivism
The theory that claims that moral judgements do not refer to anything in the world, but are expressions of feelings of approval or disapproval.
Hedonism
The claim that pleasure is the good
Fallacy
An argument that has gone wrong
Meta - Ethics
The study of the meaning of moral judgements
Naturalism
The view that we can explain moral concepts, such as good, in naturalistic terms, such as happiness or pleasure
Normative Ethics
Covers moral theories that offer action guides. Rules, principles or standards by which we make moral judgements.
Realism
realists believe that moral terms refer to something real
Anti realism
Anti realists believe that moral terms don’t refer to anything real
